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Call about a job vacancy: what to say in Portuguese
You call about a job advert.
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How it's done. You're often asked to send your CV (currículo) by email even before the interview - have it ready in Portuguese or English.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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1
THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Estou, sim? Restaurante O Marinheiro.Shtoh, seen? Rish-tow-RAHNT oo Muh-rih-NYAY-roo.
Hello? O Marinheiro restaurant.
They might also say:
Boa tarde, recursos humanos.
BOH-uh tahrd, rih-KOOR-sooz oo-MAH-noosh.
Good afternoon, human resources.
YOU REPLY
Boa tarde. Ligo por causa do anúncio de emprego.
BOH-uh tahrd. LEE-goo poor KOW-zuh doo uh-NOON-syoo d em-PREH-goo.
Good afternoon. I'm calling about the job advert.
THEY SAY
Sim, diga.Seen, DEE-guh.
Yes, go ahead.
They might also say:
Diga.
DEE-guh.
Go ahead.
2
YOU REPLY
A vaga ainda está disponível?
Uh VAH-guh uh-EEN-duh shtah dish-poo-NEE-vel?
Is the position still available?
THEY SAY
Está, sim. Pode mandar o currículo?Shtah, seen. Pod mahn-DAHR oo koo-REE-koo-loo?
It is. Can you send your CV?
3
YOU REPLY
Claro. Para que e-mail?
KLAH-roo. Pruh k ee-mayl?
Of course. Which email address?
THEY SAY
Já lhe envio o endereço por mensagem.zhah ly ayn-VEE-oo oo ayn-dih-REH-soo poor mayn-SAH-zhayn.
I'll send you the address by message.
4
YOU FINISH
Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
Thank you!
Or say:Muito obrigado!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Estou
Shtoh
verb
I am
sim
seen
adverb
yes
Restaurante
Rish-tow-RAHNT
noun
restaurant
Marinheiro
Muh-rih-NYAY-roo
noun
sailor (here the name of a restaurant)
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
tarde
tahrd
noun
afternoon
27 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Pode falar mais devagar, por favor?
Pod fuh-LAHR mighzh dvuh-GAHR, poor fuh-VOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Ainda estou a aprender português.
Uh-EEN-duh shtoh uh uh-prayn-DEHR poor-too-GESH.
I'm still learning Portuguese.
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